System and method for graphical context drill-down

Abstract

A system to display a graphical view for event drill-down. The system includes an environment monitor and a remote device. The environment monitor monitors an environment for an event. The environment monitor generates and sends a notification in response to detection of the event within the environment. The remote device receives the notification. The remote device is remote relative to at least one resource corresponding to the event. The remote device includes a data storage device, a display device, a user interface input device, and a processor. The data storage device stores data. The display device is coupled to the data storage device. The display device displays a notification related to an event. The user interface input device facilitates a user input to generate a context menu corresponding to the notification. The context menu includes at least one user interaction option corresponding to the event. The processor is coupled to the user interface input device and the display. The processor generates a graphical view on the display of at least one relationship between the event and at least one resource corresponding to the event. The graphical view is available within the context menu.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium to store a computer readable program for an event drill-down, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform operations comprising:
 receiving a notification related to an event on a remote device, wherein the notification is generated at an environment monitor and the event corresponds to a performance of a resource of an environment, wherein the remote device is remote relative to the resource in the environment;   generating a context menu related to the resource, wherein the context menu comprises at least one user interaction option corresponding to the event; and   displaying a graphical view of at least one relationship between the event and the resource related to the event, wherein the graphical view is available via the context menu on a display.   
     
     
         2 . The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to display the graphical view in response to a user interaction at the context menu. 
     
     
         3 . The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein the computer readable program, when executed on the computer, causes the computer to display the context menu in response to a user interaction corresponding to the notification. 
     
     
         4 . The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein the computer readable program, when executed on the computer, causes the computer to perform further operations comprising executing a user-selected action as a response to the event. 
     
     
         5 . The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein the computer readable program, when executed on the computer, causes the computer to display the graphical view in an absence of executing an external program to generate the graphical view and the at least one relationship. 
     
     
         6 . The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein the computer readable program, when executed on the computer, causes the computer to display the graphical view as a topographical view. 
     
     
         7 . The computer program product of  claim 1 , wherein the computer readable program, when executed on the computer, causes the computer to display the graphical view as a graphical chart. 
     
     
         8 . A system to display a graphical view for event drill-down, the system comprising:
 an environment monitor to monitor an environment for an event, the environment monitor to generate and send a notification in response to detection of the event within the environment; and   a remote device to receive the notification, wherein the remote device is remote relative to at least one resource corresponding to the event, the remote device comprising:
 a data storage device to store data; 
 a display device coupled to the data storage device, wherein the display device is configured to display the notification related to the event; 
 a user interface input device to facilitate a user input to generate a context menu corresponding to the notification, wherein the context menu comprises at least one user interaction option corresponding to the event; and 
 a processor coupled to the user interface input device and the display, wherein the processor is configured to generate the graphical view on the display of at least one relationship between the event and the at least one resource corresponding to the event, wherein the graphical view is available within the context menu. 
   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to generate the context menu in response to a user interaction at the notification. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to generate the graphical view in response to a user interaction at the context menu. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to execute a user-selected action as a response to the event, wherein the user-selected action is input at the user interface input device. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to generate the graphical view and the at least one relationship on the display without executing a program external to a program of the context menu. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the graphical view is a topographical view. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the graphical view is a graphical chart. 
     
     
         15 . A method for remote drill-down of an event, the method comprising:
 generating a notification at an environment monitor, the notification corresponding to an event detected by the environment monitor at a resource of the environment;   receiving the notification at a device remote to the environment monitor;   receiving a first user input to generate a context menu, wherein the context menu comprises at least one user interaction option corresponding to the event; and   displaying a graphical view on a display of the device, the graphical view comprising at least one relationship between the event and the resource related to the event.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the graphical view is displayed in response to a second user input at the context menu. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising executing a user-selected action as a response to the event, wherein the user-selected action is input at the user interface input device. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the graphical view is generated in an absence of executing an external program, wherein the external program is external to a program of the context menu. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the graphical view is a topographical view. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the graphical view is a graphical chart.